Ottoman chair



Feb. 18, 1941. M. H. GoLDsTElN oTToMAN CHAIR Filed Aug. 29; 1958 Patented Feb. 18, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to ottoman chairs, so called since they include a foot-rest somewhat in the form of an ottoman or low seat-like leg support, whereby the chair with its accompany- 5 ing foot-rest member may be used for reclining purposes.

The present invention provides an improved chair group of this type, which in small apartments, crowded hotel waiting rooms, beauty parlors or the like, where space is limited, may advantageously be used either as a straight or a reclining chair.

In accordance with my invention my improved device includes means for storing the foot-rest within the frame of. the chair when not in use, at which time the foot-rest member serves the useful purpose of providing a front portion of the chair directly beneath the seat portion and desirably ush with the front face of the chair.

The invention will be more fully understood by reference to the following detailed description of the illustrative construction shown in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this s pecication and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view, partially phantom or in section, of a chair group embodying one form of my invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal View of the structure of Figure 1, partially in section;

Figure 3 is a partial plan longitudinal sectional view, somewhat diagrammatic, of one side of the structure of Figure 2.

In the drawing, the chair group I0 as a whole includes the chair proper II and the ottoman or.footrest I2. The chair II has the usual frame I3 which provides for a back portion I4, seat portion I5 and legs and arms I6 and I1 respectively.

In this instance, the ottoman ,proper or footrest member I2 is semi-permanently attached to the chair proper II. For this purpose, the footrest is pivoted on the chair frame I3 at the front of the chair and directly below the seat portion I5. As here shown, the pivot pins I8, are inv serted laterally inwardly through the side frame portions I9 and are received in appropriate pivot holes in the frame portion 2U of the foot-rest.

Thus when the seat I5 is swung upwardly into dotted line position on its pivot 2|, as shown in Figure 2, the foot-rest I2 may be swung on its pivot I8 from its stored position within chair II as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 to its withdrawn position as shown in full lines in Figure 2.

At the latter time legs 22 at the free end of the foot-rest being adapted to contact the floor along with the legs I6, support the foot-rest when in use, in addition to its pivot I8.

In the latter position of the foot-rest, the seat I5 is dropped back on its pivot 2l to full line position in Figure 2 at which time the free or 5 forward end of seat has a surface portion 23v which occupies, when the seat is swung down, a position behind and in this instance above the foot-rest, ilush with the front of the chair and together with the foot-'rest and the other frame 10 parts providing the front of the chair.

In this latter position of the seat, the free end of the seat is supported independently of the footrest on frame blocks 24 xed on the inner faces of the frame portion I9 at each side of the footl5 rest pivot points, these blocks 24 being slightly higher vertically than the vertical height of the foot-rest portion 20 as best shown in Figure l so that the free -end of the seat rests thereon instead of on the foot-rest. It will be understood 20 that the foot-rest pivot pins I8 pass -through these blocks 24 before projecting into the foot-rest frame portion. Also it will thus be seen that the foot-rest is narrower transversely of the chair than the seat part I5 so that when the foot-rest is moved to stored position, in this instance by swinging it back on its pivot to dotted line position in Figure 2, the seat having again been first swung up to dotted line position and then back to normal full line position, the legs 22 of the footrest, which are now inverted, are conveniently received within the hollow underside of the seat. In this latter position of the foot-rest, it may be supported by a transverse strap 25, of stout fabric 35 or the like, secured across the lower members of the frame portion I3, as at 25a;

'I'he pivot bolts 2| for the seat advantageously pass through an upright frame portion 26 into the hollow frame member 21 of the seat and may 40 be removed if desired by removing the lock-nuts 28 and the bolts 2|, to remove the seat for any purpose. These upright frame portions, 26, which rest at their lower end upo-n the horizontal members of the frame, desirably provide rein- 4'5 forcing vertical strut supports for the arm frame members 29. 'Ihis is desirable particularly where such articles of furniture are used in hotels and are subject to frequent usage of the arms as seats.

It will be understood that the entire exposed 50 surfaces of the parts may be covered by the usual fabric or leather upholstery and this upholstery is desirably fastened adjacent the pivot pins I8, of the foot-rest as at 30, by snap buttons or other readily separable'fasteners so that the upholstery 55 may be moved aside to Withdraw the pivot pins I8 to remove the foot-rest entirely if desired.

It will be understood that the foot-rest in its stored position, by reason of being pivoted on the pivot pins I8 at a point vertically of its surface 20 practically exactly in the middle of the vertical height of this surface occupies the same vertical distance at the front of the chair Whether the foot-rest is in its stored or withdrawn position and consequently, in its stored position, as shown in Figure l, the surface 20 of the foot-rest, which is desirably upholstered similarly to the remainder of the foot-rest and to the chair proper itself, provides a portion of the front of the chair flush with the permanent chair front portion 3l and the seat front portion 23.

For example, the cushioned parts of the chair group may contain the usual springs (not shown) and in any provision for moving the foot-rest, the latter is received Well Within the chair frame and beneath the seat.

Such changes in the chair group of my invention as fall Within the scope of the following claims may be made without departing therefrom.

I'claim:

1. In an ottoman chair, the combination with an upholstered chair frame, of upholstered seat and foot-rest members carried thereby and movable vertically with respect thereto, said foot-rest member being hinged adjacent its rear face to the front of the chair to be foldable to retracted position beneath or to be extended from the seat when the seat is temporarily elevated above normal position, spaced-apart supports for said seat at the front of said frame, said foot-rest being narrower than the space between the said supports and movable between said supports when the seat is in elevated position, said seat being lowerable to normal position to rest on said supports and said supports supporting the seat both when the foot-rest is folded beneath the seat and when in extended position' after elevation and restoration of the seat to normal position and said rear face portion of the foot-rest forming an exposed iinished front portion for the chair beneath said seat when the foot-rest is in retracted position, whereby the foot-rest is visible Whether in retracted or extended position While permitting the normal position of the seat to remain the same after elevation for movement of the foot-rest in either direction.

2. In an ottoman chair, the combination with a chair frame, of upholstered seat and foot-rest members carried thereby and movable vertically with respect thereto, said foot-rest member being hinged adjacent its rear face to the front of the chair to be foldable to retracted position beneath or to be extended from the seat When the seat is temporarily elevated above normal position, a support at the front of the chair for said movable seat independent of said foot-rest member, said seat being lovverable to normal position to rest on said support and said support supporting the seat both when the foot-rest is folded beneath the seat and when in extended position after elevation and restoration of the seat to normal position, an exposed upholstered finished front portion for the chair beneath said seat when the foot-rest is in retracted position and forming with said seat and said foot-rest the finished front portions of the chair, said foot-rest being a movable part of said front portions while permitting the normal position of the seat to remain the same after elevation for movement of the foot-rest in either direction.

MAX H. GOLDSTEIN. 

